I don’t understand how any of the big food conglomerates are still rolling along just fine. I stopped buying anything name-brand in 2021 short of a pound of Bar-S bologna for $1.69, given a food budget of $35 per week. I can afford more now, but I’m not paying $4.50 for Oreos (“Family Size,” which is smaller than the regular size was into the '90s) on sale or $7 for 1.5 quarts of ice cream. They’ve permanently lost me as a customer. Soda is a nonstarter when I can make two quarts of Kool-Aid for 36 cents.
I just placed a Huel order to see whether that’s a possible solution, since I’m also in a situation where I’ve been unable to cook since October.
I don’t understand how any of the big food conglomerates are still rolling along just fine. I stopped buying anything name-brand in 2021 short of a pound of Bar-S bologna for $1.69, given a food budget of $35 per week. I can afford more now, but I’m not paying $4.50 for Oreos (“Family Size,” which is smaller than the regular size was into the '90s) on sale or $7 for 1.5 quarts of ice cream. They’ve permanently lost me as a customer. Soda is a nonstarter when I can make two quarts of Kool-Aid for 36 cents.
I just placed a Huel order to see whether that’s a possible solution, since I’m also in a situation where I’ve been unable to cook since October.